![]() Thanks in part to help from Squanto-a Native American who acted as an interpreter and provided the Pilgrims with advice on farming-the remaining Pilgrims managed to make it through the first few years of settlement. ![]() Nevertheless, the first winter proved extremely difficult for the Pilgrims in fact, more than half died in an outbreak of disease. They arrived at Cape Cod in November and quickly settled on a location for settlement before the weather worsened. The process of obtaining a land patent and financial backers proved long and difficult, but a group of Pilgrims finally set sail in the fall of 1621. ![]() They soon discovered, however, that it was difficult to make a living in Leyden and consequently decided to settle in America. In the Netherlands, and under the leadership of their pastor John Robinson, the Pilgrims were able to practice their religion freely. The Pilgrims, along with other Calvinist sects, frequently clashed with the hierarchical Anglican Church and eventually relocated to the city of Leyden between 16. Bradford begins with an overview of the religious persecution the Pilgrims faced in English. ![]()
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